Holder or container for tablets of soap



M- BAILLY. HOLDER 0R CONTAIN-ER FOR TABLETS. 0F SOAP, v APPLICATION FILED SEPT-10 1 192l- 1,437,217. Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

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M. BAILLY.

HOLDER OR CONTAINER FOR TABLETS OF SOAP. APPLICATIQN FILED SEPT. 10, 1921.

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Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

UNI EDS -TNT Manon: BAILLY, or rears, FRANCE.

HOLDER R conrarnna non. TABLETS or soar.

- Application filed. September 10, 1921. Serial 1E0 499321.

To all who m; it may comm:

' Be it knownthat I, Mancini BAILLY, a. citizen of the French Republic, residing at 'Paris, France, have invented certainnew 5 and useful Improvementsin Holders !or Containers for Tablets of Soap, of which "thefollowing' is a specification.

This invention relates 'to holders for cakes of soap and refers more particularly, but not exclusively, to articles of the class in question adapted for usewith cakes of soap provided with reinforcing members by means of which they can be suspended. It has for its principal object to provide 1 a" device or article upon which a cake of soap can be conveniently suspendedby means of the" reinforcingmember, each'time the cakeis used,'the device or article being 4 also adapted'to'hold the cakein a most "suitable support, which support may in some cases be constituted by the other part of the box which may in this case be fitted with means for attaching the two parts to gethen. I

I The invention includes in addition to the before, mentioned constructional details,

which are preferably used together but may be employed separately, certain other detailsf'which will be described more fully hereafter.

, In order that the said invention may be "clearly understood, Iwill now proceedto '45 describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, it being clearly understood that the description and drawings are given merely by 'wayof example. i Fig. 1 isafront elevation of a container [for atablet ofsoap,fin the form of a box and constructed according to theinvention.

i a" sectionupon a plane parallel shape. d is the cover.

means for suspending'the'tablet outside the i said part, when such part is rested upon a I to F ig. 1 and passing through the middle ofthe container.

F 3 is an inner view of the cover of the container.

Fig. 4 is an outside elevation parallel to the elevation in Fig. 1 showing the body of the soap container with the cover resting thereon and supporting a cake of soap.v

The invention is illustrated as utilized for supporting a tablet of soap a of the kind provlded with a; reinforcement 12, for instance of metal wire and furnished at two opposite points with means ofsuspension constituted by theparts b of the wire left exposed and adapted to be engaged upon The container or box is constructed hooks. substantially as follows 0 is the body ofthe box constructed in any suitable manner and of any desired Within thiscover the tablet a can be suspended by means of v the parts h of the reinforcement-b from hooks e sultablylocated so thatthe tablet when placed in position is held immovable with the plane of the reinforcing member 1soubstantially parallel to the bottom .of the ox. that, when thus placed in poSition, there is a certa n amount of space left between the surface of the cake and the container.

' I prefer that the means of attachment;

The arrangement is moreover such shall be constituted by means of springy hooks, so that by'bringing the hooks nearer together they may be engaged in the parts 6 for suspending the tablet, which, when thus placed in position'and the hooks are are moreover so located that they do not interfere with the placing of the cover in position, and they maybe independent of one another, or, preferablythey may be formed from a single piece 6? attached at the middle to one of the surfaces of the box, preferably to the surface of the cover, as shown in the drawing, care being taken released is firmly held in place. The hooks to shape the edges of the sidewalls, for instance with cut away portions al so that it is easy, when holding the tablet of soap in the plane of the reinforcement with the fingers to 'engagethe parts 6 with the means of suspension, that is to .say withthe I hooks,

' said hook 1 for containing a With this construction, when the soap has been suspended in the box, and the box closed, the soap can be transported without touching the walls of the box, and there is no risk, consequently, even if it is wet that it will not be properly preserved. Holes may be provided in the walls of the box so as to permit of ventilation and to facilitate the drying of the soap.

Means may be provided for securing the cover in position. F or instance I may provide a spring 7, fixed, at one end to one of themembers of the said box and so arranged as to press at the other extremity against the other part of the box when closed I prefer so to arrange that the soap when removed from the supporting hooks can be suspended from one of the parts of the box, preferably from the cover (Z, from one of its suspension points 6 in sucli a way that the tablet hangs in position and may be removedvand replaced with facility when required for use or after use. I

With thisobject inview, I prefer to make the box in the shape oi a parallelepiped, and

I 1 piyotallyconnect to one of the sides of the cover opposite to the hooks e, a projecting arm (not such length andso providcdat its ghee end with a hooky that when the arm has been turned perpendicular to the bottom of the cover and this latter is placed in position so that it rests upon the opposite side,the tablet can be suspended from one of the parts I)? of the reinforcement from the 9 without coming into contact with the cover.

In this way, the tablet is ready for use as soon as the cover has been supported in therway just described upon any suitable flat surface.

With advantage I may use one of the flat surfaces of the body of the box for this purpose, preferably the bottom surface, as shown at Fig. l, the body being then rested upon the edges of the opening. upon a fiat surface f 1 may provide means for fixing the cover in the desired position. For this purpose 1 may connect to the surface one entremlty of may frictionally a 'springy to'nmie h, which engage between itself and the surface of the box the edge of the cover the bottom.

The tongue or tongues are so arranged as to avoid water which might run from the hanging tablet falling upon the bottom of the box, the tablet being; held so that it is not over the box-see Fig. s

7 In this Way I obtain a device or article 3 tablet of soap which is of great practical'use.

As will be clearly understood, andas has already been mentioned, the invention is not ln'mted ini'any way to those methods of carrying it out or to those constructional embodiments which'have been more particincludes all modificatlons coming within of my claims In some cases, for instance, the suspension member g may be used both as the projecting arm and as the spring f-this latter spring being then omitted. in this instance the piece 9 is pivoted to the same wall of the cover as previously described, but on the interior, audit is so formed that it is slightly springy so as to cause the cover to be pressed into: contact with the body of the box, when the box is closed. The soap in this case would hang on the inner side of the cover and the tongues hwould be so arranged as previously mentioned, that the tablet would not cause moisture to drop onto the body of the box.

In some instancesthe hooks 6 would be for the purpose of suspending the tablenthc.

combination of the body portion, a cover and means upon one of the portions adapted to engage the tablet of soap.

2. n aholder or container of the type described, the combination. of a tion, a cover portion.

means upon one of the portions tor hold ng;

thetablet of soap on the interior of the box when closed and means on one of the portions for suspending the tablet of soap when required for use, substantially as described.

3 In a holder or container of the type described,the combination of a body portion, cover portion, means for holding the tablet of soap from one of the portions when the box is closed, and means such as a spring for holding the cover upon the bodyof the box when the sam is closed 4. In a holder or container ofthe type described, the combination of a bodyportion, cover portion, means for holdingtthe tablet of soap within the box attachedto one of the portions and means attached to one of the said portions from which the tablet of soap can use, substantially as described. i

5. In a holder or container of they type described the combination of a body portion, a cover portion, means upon one of the portions for holdingthe soap within ;-the box,

body por-.

be suspended whenyin attaching the two portions together when the tablet is suspended substantially as described.

6. In a holder or container of the type described, the combination of a body por-v tion, a cover portion, spring members upon the interior of the cover portion, adapted to engage the reinforcement of a tablet of soap, and to hold the soap in position on the interior without touching the box, a pivoted arm upon the cover adapted to hold the sus- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARGEL BAILLY.

Witnesses.

JAs. M. Boon, JOSEPH RoUAUE'r. 

